It’s been an interesting morning, talking to Lorraine Blakemore, the research assistant involved in collating information for the next volume of the History of the University. The original publication, written by Brian Tolley and published in 2 volumes, covers the period up to 1988. A lot has happened since 1988, and the decision has now …

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/how-art-history-majors-power-the-us-economy/2012/01/06/gIQAUv36hP_blog.html Now here’s a piece of news that makes for interesting reading about the impact (yes, I meant to write that!) of a Humanities degree, and in this case, an Art History degree, on the economy. Even more interesting is the way this article looks at both direct and indirect benefits of a degree which …

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Teaching Humanities seeks to celebrate and reflect on the challenges and joys of teaching in the field of the Humanities in all their richness, comprising, in particular, such subjects as Art History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Classics, History, Theology and Music.